Sweet Potatoes!

Jake had some really good sweet potatoes tonight at Copeland's in Little Rock. However, the restaurant is pretty dark and we didn't realize he was COVERED in them until we got to the car. This picture really doesn't do it justice. He had them caked in his hair, all over his clothes and even on his toes!

Being grateful!

The last few weeks have been kind of crazy around here. I'll start with a few weeks ago. I was in Searcy working and was hit by a car!! I was walking in a parking lot and someone backed over me. The crazy part - they just drove off! Thankfully, I was fine - well, I was pretty mad, but not hurt. I also had an MRI done on my head the same day and found out I have a cyst in my sinus cavity. You might initially think this is bad news, but considering we thought it was a tumor or aneurysm, I was pretty pleased with the cyst.

Jake got to see his cousin Jackson a few weeks ago too. Jackson is a little younger than Jake and lives in Louisiana, so they don't get to see each other much. Here are a few cute pics Jackon's mom, Amanda, took during their play date!

We had a great 4th of July at Lake Hamilton. More importantly, Jake slept through the fireworks - yeah!!! He seems to be in love with the boat, but not so keen on the water. We're working on that!

We spent the Monday we were off working around the house. In fact, I got up extra early and did some landscaping work. All was going well, until I cut into a wasp nest and was stung on the stomach. Seems I am pretty allergic to wasp stings seeing as my stomach immediated swelled up and turned red. I spent the next week looking like I was 3 months pregnant. :)

My nephew, Hunter, celebrated his 10th birthday at Autozone Park in Memphis at a Redbirds game. We drove in for the party and had a great time. It was super hot and past Jake's bedtime, but he was a real trooper!




This week, the craziness continued. I was driving home from Searcy on Monday and had a terrible car accident. I won't go into all the details, but I will say - God is GOOD! I could have easily been paralyzed or killed. BUT, I walked away unharmed. Either the impact of the crash or the airbag knocked me unconscious. The first thing I remember was a man saying, "Mam, are you alive? Are you awake? Can you hear me?" I looked over and an older man with long, gray hair in a pony tail was trying to pull my window back. He was able to pull me out of the vehicle. Shortly after, it caught fire. This man sat by my side and held my hand until the EMTs arrived. Then, he told me goodbye and left. I know guardian angels do exist, and I believe I met mine on Monday. God truly saved my life and allowed Jake to have a mommy! I am sooooo grateful to a Lord who saves!

Big Boy Haircut

Despite my desire to keep Jake's baby curls forever, it was time to get a trim! Jake had been called a "cute little girl" on more than one occassion, and it was starting to wear on Greg! So we took him for his first hair cut this afternoon. Jake did GREAT! He was smiling ear to ear for most of the hair cut and LOVED all the women in the salon flirting with him.

BEFORE THE CUT....

FIRST HAIRCUT...

Wonder Place

Greg and I decided to skip the lake this weekend and just hang out around the house. So, we planned to go to Little Rock on Saturday and do a little shopping. Well, first - Jake slept until 9:50 am! (we woke him up -- no telling how long he would have slept!)

At the last minute, we decided to check out The Wonder Place. My friend, Tabitha, had given it rave reviews. Well - Jake LOVED it! He was climbing on everything and making new friends. Of course, as I have mentioned in other blog entries, Jake is socially agressive! He likes to just crawl right up and put his hands all over other babies--mostly their faces! I have to stick pretty close so that I can pry him off them when they start screaming! :)

Here are a few pics of our little guy having a blast at his new favorite spot! The first few are of Jake playing with a new friend. When we first arrived there were three ladies there with their kids. One was a little girl 2 months older than Jake -- but you can see here, Jake is twice her size! She was a little, petite asian baby!

Here is their first meeting. This is before Jake squeeled with delight and scared her to death!

Here's Jake flirting with all the women....he LOVES being the center of attention!

She's warming up to him here...but at a safe distance! :)

So, these pictures are in reverse order...but you'll see they show him climbing through a little hole in the play area. He was so proud of himself for getting through it!

Right before we left, Jake made another friend. This little boy is just days younger than Jake! They hit it off pretty good....see below!

We had a wonderful Saturday....hope you did too!